Awareness Forum on Prevention of Air Pollution in Asia Pacific: Together we can beat air pollution!

The EANET together with partner organizations and initiatives successfully organized the Awareness Forum on Prevention of Air Pollution in Asia Pacific from 25 to 27 June 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.

More than 130 participants from 16 countries, including representatives of government officials, civil society organizations, academicians, international organizations and private sectors, participated in this sharing and learning event.

The two-day Forum highlighted that air pollution is currently one of the top priority concerns at the regional and global level which proved that no single country could solve this problem alone. It requires collaboration from all stakeholders to take actions in making significant impacts.

The event was organized as a two-day Forum and one day Site Visit to Automotive Emission Laboratory of Pollution Control Department, Thailand and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. It provided an opportunity for countries to share experience and at the same time, to gain specific content information that can strengthen their capacity.

Various aspects of the prevention of air pollution were discussed in the Forum. It included the current status of air pollution, forecasting air pollution based on air quality monitoring program, designing air pollution program that gives significant impacts and designing awareness raising of air pollution programs, as well as potential efforts in strengthening partnership amongst stakeholders. All of the information is available in each session presentation under the Program Agenda below.

The Forum was held at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Bangkok from 25-27 June 2019, consisted of two-days indoor Forum and one-day site visit. The first day of the Regional Forum was organized in parallel with the Thailand Air Pollution Session attended by Thailand provincial officers. A site visit was organized for EANET participants on day 3.